FIONA GOULDING Nature & Wildlife Artist For a Kinder World
  • Welcome
  • About Fiona Goulding
  • New Zealand Birds & Animals
  • New Zealand Landscapes
  • Wildlife Art & Conservation
    • Kea
    • Fairy Tern
    • Honey Bee
    • New Zealand Falcon
    • North Island Brown Kiwi
    • Campbell Island Teal
    • Rock Wren
    • Takahe
    • Rifleman
    • Sumatran Tiger
  • Animal Welfare
    • Ducks
    • Lambs
    • Cows
    • Rabbits
    • Pigs
  • Contact & Links

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Fiona Goulding was born in England.  Inspired by voluntary work undertaken in Africa, she spent several years travelling through India, Nepal, Australia and New Zealand.   It was the sheer beauty and variety of the New Zealand landscape which drew her to making this country her home.

Fiona is entirely self-taught and it is easy to see why her work is often described as 'exquisite'.  Her finely executed oil paintings are influenced by the unequivocal beauty found in nature and the connection she feels with this.  She loves to get immersed in nature's detail: its sculptural qualities, nuances of colour and affect of light.   Although inspired by Realism, particularly the Dutch artist, Gerrit Dou, she prefers her inspiration to come directly from her own findings and responses to her environment.



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Fiona is passionate about conservation and animal welfare.   Many of her paintings can be purchased as high quality fine art giclee prints with 20% of each sale being donated directly to a conservation society.  

Fiona is the first New Zealand member of Artists for Conservation (AFC),
formerly the Worldwide Nature Artists Group (WNAG).  It is a non-profit, international organization dedicated to the celebration and preservation of the natural world.  The Foundation represents the world's leading collective of nature artists and an unparalleled pool of artistic talent focused on nature.  The organization's mission is to support wildlife and habitat conservation, biodiversity, sustainability and environmental education through art that celebrates our natural heritage.


"Being able to combine my passion for animal welfare and the natural world with my passion for painting has given me a sense of purpose. Every painting is a lesson for me, not only in technique but in learning more about the subject matter, particularly birds and animals and the threats they face”.

Fiona has won awards nationally and internationally, most recently the International Palm Art Awards 2020.  Her work has been exhibited and collected both in New Zealand and overseas and has been featured in publications both online and in print.

Awards:
2020 - Whois Publisher Prize, International Palm Art Awards
2018 - Finalist for Circle Foundation for the Art's 'Artist of the Year'
2018
- Special Award - Painting, International Palm Art Awards
2018 - Finalist for Dunedin Casino Art Show Award
2018 - Finalist for Lawson's Dry Hills Wine People's Choice Award
2017 - Certificate of Excellence, International Palm Art Awards
2016 - Edinburgh Award, Edinburgh Realty Premier Art Awards
2014
- Finalist for Miles Art Award

2012 - Special Award - Old Masterly Category, International Palm Art Awards
2010 - Certificate of Excellence, International Palm Art Awards
2010 - Highly Commended, BDO Drawing and Painting Award
2009 - Finalist for Yellow Pages Art Award
2009 - Finalist for Margaret Stoddart Award
2008 - Best Oil, National New Zealand Art Awards


Publications:

2022 - Himmelblau Art Compass, Art Domain Verlag
2022 - International Exhibit of Nature in Art, Artists for Conservation Foundation
2022 - Artists' Impressions of New Zealand Calendar, Brown Trout Publishers Pty
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2021 - Artists' Impressions of New Zealand Calendar, Brown Trout Publishers Pty
2021 - New Zealand Art Calendar, Brown Trout Publishers Pty
2020 - Artists' Impressions of New Zealand Calendar, Brown Trout Publishers Pty
2019 - International Exhibit of Nature in Art, Artists for Conservation Foundation
2019 - Artists' Impressions of New Zealand Calendar, Brown Trout Publishers Pty
2019 - Contemporary New Zealand Artists Calendar, Brown Trout Publishers Pty
2018 - International Exhibit of Nature in Art, Artists for Conservation Foundation
2018 - Artists' Impressions of New Zealand Calendar, Brown Trout Publishers Pty
2018 - Contemporary New Zealand Artists Calendar, Brown Trout Publishers Pty
2017 - International Exhibit of Nature in Art, Artists for Conservation Foundation
2017 - Artists' Impressions of New Zealand Calendar, Brown Trout Publishers Pty
2016 - Artists' Impressions of New Zealand Calendar, Brown Trout Publishers Pty
2016 - International Exhibit of Nature in Art, Artists for Conservation Foundation
2015 - International Exhibit of Nature in Art, Artists for Conservation Foundation
2015 - 50 Masters of Realistic Imagery 2015-2016, Art Domain Whois Verlag
2015 - New Zealand Art Calendar, Heritage Publishing (Painting Soar, Te Mata Peak)
2015 - Octa Associates Corporate Calendar, Calendars Plus
2015 - Creativebeat May 2015, Creative Tauranga
2010 - Gallery 36, online arts publication, November edition

2010 - Who's Who in Visual Art 2010-2011, Art Domain Whois Verlag
2009 - Microfilm Digital Print Calendar
2009 - Artfind New Zealand Calendar


"I came home to your exquisite paintings tonight –
I really can’t find the words to express how beautiful they are.....
They evoke, for me, such
wonderful feelings of freedom
and space and light.....

I will treasure them always."

K. Lee, New Zealand

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